Removable wringer mechanism



6. MORE REMOYABLEJ WRINGER MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17. 1919.

1,328,754. I Patented Jan. 20,1920.

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REMOVABLE WRINGER MECHANISM.

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G. MORE. REMOVABLE WRINGER MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I7, 1919.

1,328,754. Patented Ja11.20,1920.

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REMOVABLE WRINGER MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, I919- 1,328,754, Patented Jan. 20,1920.

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REMOVABLE WRINGER MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I1. 1919.

1,328,754, Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

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GLENN MORE, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BLACKSTONE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

REMOVABLE WRINGER MECHANISM.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,023.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GLENN Mona, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Removable Wringer Mechanisms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in power driven washing machines.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a novel and convenient arrangement whereby a wringer may be mounted upon a washing machine in such manner as to ermit of its-being swung in a horizontal p ane into different positions for use, including a novel arrangement which will also permit of the bodily removal or detachment of the wringer from the machine, so that it may be the more conveniently packed when the machine is crated for shipment.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel and improved mechanism for driving the wringer from a horizontal drive shaft, and cooperating mechanism'whereby the direction of rotation of the wringer rolls may be reversed at will.

These and other objects of the invention will more fully appear as I proceed with my specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the washing machine complete, partly broken away to show some of t e parts more fully.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the-position of the wringer in two of its several positions being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one end of the machine, showing the wringer detached, but in juxtaposition.

Fig. 4 is a front -elevation, artly in sectio11,"of the levers for locking t e wringer in the desired position.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partially in section, of the housing for the reversing mechanism, at" the end of the horizontal drive shaft, and the bracket to which the wringer is attached, in operative position on said housing.

Fig. 6 is a view taken at right angles to that of Fig. 5, showing the means for controlling the reversing mechanism in elevation.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a part of the device shown in Fig. 5, the same being taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the dotted line 77 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal plan view, enlarged, of the driving shaft, showing some of the associated parts insection. 1

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the removable guard plates which protect and cover the reversing gearing.

In the drawings: A represents a washing machine tub which is preferably of generally circular contour, and is provided with a movable top or lid B. The top of the tub is provided with a relatively narrow stationary part a, or support, upon which the driving mechanism may be mounted, said mechanism includin the horizontally disposed driving shaft The lid B is provided with suitable means for supporting the operating shaft C, having its lower end projecting within the tub and provided with any suitable means for engaging the garments to be washed. Any suitable means may be employedto transmit motion from the drivin shaft S to the operating shaft C, and I have illustrated one such means, reserving the right to cover the same in another application.

M indicates an electric motor from which power may be communicated by a belt m to a pulley wheel P, mounted upon a shaft 10. A small spur pinion 11 is mounted upon the shaft 10 and is alapted to mesh with a larger spur gear 12 mounted upon a shaft 13. On the hub of the gear 12 and on that side of the spur. gear 12 o posite 'the pulley P, is a bevel pinion 14 a apted to mesh with a bevel pinion 15 mounted upon a horizontal drive shaft S.

A metal plate or casting II is mounted Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

I ing shaft S is rotated continuously;

15. It will be noted that the bevel pinion 15 is splined at 24 to the operating shaft S, and that, consequently, power communicated from the motor M through the belt m, the pulley P, spur gears 11 and 12,-and beveled pinions 14 and 15, will cause a continuous rotary motion to be imparted to the driving shaft S.

The driving shaft S may be provided on its end with a crank K, to the outer arm of which is mounted the usual wrist pin is (reference being had to Figs. 1 and 2), which pin has a bearin in one end of a pitman or link L. This lin L is connected at its other end to a stud or pin 25 extending outwardly from the arm 26 projecting from a bearing sleeve 27.

The lid B isprovided with a casting D carrying suitable supporting bearings 21 for a rock shaft 28. The arm 26 is secured to one side of said sleeve 27 and the arm 29 on the other side. The end of the rock arm 29 is provided with a yoke 30 by which its members may be pivotalg attached to the vertical operating shaft by the bolt and nut 31.

It will be understood that as the operat- 1n one direction, the crank end of the lin L will be rotated by means of the crank K about the end of the shaft S, while the other end of the'link L will be reciprocated to impart a rocking motion to the rocking arms 26, 29. Thus continuous rotary motion of the operating shaft S will be translated into alternating or reciprocating vertical motlon of the operating shaft C. I

The tub A is shown as resting upon the top surface of a suitable bench, preferably made of a metal frame of side and end bars 32, 33, supported upon corner standards 34, and strengthened by angularly dlsposed truss bars 35 and by cross bars 36, the latter extending horizontally between the standards 34. Any other form of tub support may, obviously, be substituted for the metal bench herein shown. No claim is made to the metal support just described, the same being made the subject of a separate application.

I have stated above that the crank K is mounted upon the horizontal drive shaft S. It is, however, loosely mounted thereon, so that the shaft S may rotate without rotatm the crank. Means for rotating the cran comprise a shifting clutch which I will now proceed to describe. Said .c-lutch comprises two members 37 38. The member 37 is integral with or secured to one face of the crank K. The member 38 is spl'ined to and has constant rotation with the shaft S, the familiar spline connection affording the usual longitudinal sliding movement of the member 38 upon the shaft S. The adjacent faces of the clutch members 37 and 38 have the usual interlockin lugs and shoulders. When the member 38 is thus moved into interlocking engagement with the member '37, the crank K becomes locked to the shaft; S and partakes of its rotary movement. An annular groove 39 is placed in the periphery of the clutch member 38. Projecting in this groove is an upturned fork or stud member 40, located upon the end of a bell crank lever 41, pivotally mounted at 42 to the casting H, which lever 41 is operated by a convenient handle 43. When the handle 43 is depressed, the fork or stud member 40 will move the clutch member 38 by means of its feathered or splined connection with the shaft S, to slide lengthwise of the shaft S until it is in interlocking engagement with the clutch member 37 or vice versa.

As a means of holding the lever 41 in the raised position indicated in Fig. 1, thus throwning the washing machine operating mechanism proper out of operation, while permitting the shaft S to continue its rotary movement, I provide as a locking mechanism, a pawl locking member 44 arranged to engage a suitable notch 45 in the casting H, the locking pawl 44 being held in the position shown by means of a spring 46 interposed between the handle 43 and the pawl operating handle 47. The handle 47 and the pawl 44 are pivotally mounted on the handle 43 as shown at 48. Thus, in the raised or disengaged position of the parts just described, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the clutch members 37 and 38 are separated and no motion is communicated from the rotating drive shaft S to the vertical operating shaft C on the wash tub.- To bring aboutsuch engagement, the o erator grasps the two handles 47, 43, and by depressing the handle 47 and overcoming the force of the spring 46, withdraws the locking pawl member 44. By continuing the downward movement, the operator swings the lever 41 on its pivot 42, and thus brings the two clutch members 37, 38, into operative engagement. That part of the plate or cast- 1ng H carrying at its upper end the aperture 45 may, manifestly, be provided with a second aperture or notch 45,- adapted to receive the locking pawl 44 when the lever 41 is in its lowest position, whereby the'operative engagement of the clutch members 37, 38, may be positively maintained as long as it is desired to operate the vertical shaft (3. Such second locking aperture 45 is not shown in the drawing but will be readily understood.

The wringer as a whole is indicated by the letter W, and is removably attached to parts of the plate or casting H by a metallic bracket indicated as a whole by the letter V. Intermediate the wringer and the horizontal drive shaft S are suitable driving mechanisms, including means for reversing the ing a bearing 16 for the extreme end of the drive shaft S. The top bracket arm 49 is provided with a suitable and vertically arranged aperture therethrough, constituting a bearing for the lower member 53 of a reversing shaft, which member 53 normally projects somewhat above the upper surface 54 of said bearing bracket arm 49. This upper surface 54 constitutes a shoulder or support for the end 55 of the bracket arm 56 projecting from the bracket V hereinafter described. The lower bracket arm 51 is provided with a supporting shoulder or surface indicated at 59, for another and lower extension 57 of the bracket V, and is also provided with a pin or stud 58 which projects upwardly from the surface 59.

As shown, more particularly in Figs. 1,

I 3 and 5, the bracket V is provided with three lateral extensions 60, 56 and 57. The central extension 56 terminates in a circular boss 55 provided with a vertical aperture therethrough, adapted to fit over the upper end of the lower member 53 of. the reversing shaft, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 5, with the lower horizontal surface of the boss 55-resting upon and being supported by the bearing surface 54 of the bracket arm 49. The bracket member 57 terminates in a boss 61 and is provided with a central, vertical aperture therethrough, adapted to fit over the stud 58 on the bracket arm 51, with its lower surface resting upon'and being supported by the surface 59 of said bracket arm 51.

Extending outwardly from the plate or casting H in the direction of the bracket arm 51, and depending downwardly from the lower side of the bracket arm 50 is a rib 62. This rib extends in a plane above the upper surface of the bracket arm 57 when the latter is in juxtaposition upon the bracket arm 51, as clearly'shown in Fig. 5. The length of this rib 62 is such that its outer edge 63 projects over. the outer margin of the lug 61 (see Fig. 7). In order, therefore, that the arm 57 may be positioned upon the stud 58 of the bracket arm 51, the bracket V must be swung in such position that a vertically arranged recess 64 in the margin of the boss 61 will register with the end 63 of the rib 62. When so registered, the wringer W and the frame V may be lifted in a vertical plane, until the boss 61.

and the stud 58. are engaged or disengaged, to position the bracket V upon the plate H or to be moved bodily away from the same. In thus lifting the bracket V, so that the arm 57 will be disengaged from the stud 58, it is manifest that the boss 55 of the bracket 56 will. be similarly lifted'above and disengaged from the upper end of the shaft member 53. This disengaged position is clearly shown in Fig. 3. Similarly, when the wringer W is to be attached to the machine, its angular position must be such as to cause the end 63 of the rib 62 to register w1th the recess 64, whereupon by centering the aperture in the arm 57 over the stud 58, and the aperture in the boss 55 over the upper end of the shaft member 53, the wringer mechanism as a whole may be moved bodily downward into proper operative engagement. When engaged as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5, itis manifest that the wringer mechanism as a unit may be swung bodily in a horizontal plane, about the central longitudinal axis of the stud 58 and of the shaft member 53 as a pivotal center,

into any desired position, as for example those indicated by full and by dotted lines in Fig. 2. I

To look the wringer in any one of the desired positions, a horizontally arranged plate 65 is suitably secured at 90 to the upper bracket arm 49 of the plate I-I. Said plate 65 is provided on its periphery with a plurality of locking notches 66. Mounted at 67 upon the bracket member V is a rock arm 68 having a locking bolt 69 and two handles 70, 70. A spring 71 interposed between the bracket member V and the rock arm 68 tends to press the bolt 69 downwardly and when the bolt 69 is engaged in the one of the notches 66 to'hold said bolt in said notch and thus lock the wringer in the desired position with respect to the plate 65. Two handles 7 O, 70, are provided for the convenience of the operator and are, manifestly, of great convenience, in operating from either side of the wringer W.

In the wringer frame W there is provided the usual horizontally disposed wringer rolls, the shaft X of one of which is so elongated as to project outwardly through a suitable bearing in the bracket V and to carry on its outer end a suitable beveled gear Y. Upon the lower member'of the shaft 53 is a beveled gear Z, the teeth 2 of which are adapted to mesh with the teeth of the beveled gear Y and thus transmit motion through the gear Y to the wringer roller shaft X.

The bevel gear Z is a double gear, and on its under face it is provided with teeth 72. These teeth engage with the teeth of two beveled gears Q. Q, loosely mounted upon the driving shaft S. Each beveled gear is provided on its inner face with clutch members 73. 74 respectively. Mounted upon the drive shaft S intermediate the bevel gears rangement 77. It will be understood that the sleeve R rotates with the shaft S. It follows that when the sleeve R is moved into contact with the bevel gear Q, the clutch surfaces 73, 75 serve as a means of locking the gear Q to the shaft S, and'thus jects downwardly from and is secured to.

the movement of the shaft S is communicated through the gear Q to the gear Z and through the intermeshing gear Y to the shaft X. When the sleeve R is moved in the opposite direction so that the clutch faces 76, 74 interlock, the bevel gear Q is similarly locked to the shaft S (while the gear Q, turns loosely on said shaft) and thus the motion of the shaft S is communicated through the gear Q to the gear Z and through the gears Z and Y to the shaft X.

It will be further understood-that when the bevel gear Q. is thus locked to the shaft S, the gear Z will turn in one direction, while it will be turned in the opposite direction when the gear Q is locked to the shaft S. The reversal of movement of thegear Z by means of the shifting of the sleeve R along the shaft S is effected by the following mechanism: I

The sleeve R is provided with a peripheral annular groove 78 and a lug 79 loosely fits within said groove. Said lug 7 9 is mounted upon a yoke or circular arm 80 that prothe lower end of the shaft member 53. The lower end of the arm 80 is provided with a laterally disposed, horizontally arranged boss 81, which rests upon and is supported by the upper surface of the laterally extending bracket arm 50. A vertically arranged aperture'SQ extends thro h the arm 50 in axial alinement with the shaft 53 and a stud 83 is secured to and projects downwardly from the boss 81, so that its lower end enters the aperture 82. It will thus be understood that when the shaft 53 is rotated to the right or left in its bearings, around its longitudinal axis, the curved yoke arm 80 will move the lug 79 to the right or to the left; and since said lug rests within the walls of the annular, circumferential groove 78 in the rotating sleeve R, it follows that said sleeve -R will be forced to slide along the shaft S to the right or to the left as the occasion may be.

The lower member of the shaft 53 is rotated on its longitudinal axis in the following ,manner: The handle 84 is pivotally mounted at 85 to the free end of the upper shaft member 86; said shaft member be communicated to the shaft member 53.

By pivotally connecting the handle member 84 to the upper end of the shaft member 86, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the handle 84 may be turned to one side or the other of the wringer frame W, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, so that the operator may readily actuate the handle, from whichever side of the machine he happens to be standing. The two shafts 86 and 53 together with the handle 84 and the yoke arm and its connections, constitute the means for reversin the direction of the wringer roll shaft To protect the beveled gear reversing mechanism, I provide removable housing or cover plates 89, which at their lower ends fit nicely against the side margins of the bracket arm 50 and extend upwardly so as to fit around and cover also the beveled gear Z, the plates 89 being conveniently bolted together by bolts 90. Said housing plates are suitably apertured at 91, as shown in Fig. 9, so as to nicely and snugly fit around the flanges on the plate H leading up to and supporting the bracket arm 49. I find it convenient to make the plate 65 in two parts, as shown in Fig. 9, and to make one of the parts and one portion of the covering plates 89 integral and to provide on the cover plate parts suitably apertured lugs 92 for the bolts 90.

A similar pair of housing or covering plates 93 are bolted together as indicated at 94 around the bevelgear and are suitably supported upon the flange 95 of the bracket V by the bolt 96.

It 'will be observed that while the wringer frame W may be easily swung in a horizontal plane into any predetermined position desired, the frame is easily locked in thedesignated position; and also that the act of unlocking in order to swing the frame, may be accomplished readily by reason of the fact that one of the handles 70 is provided on each side of the frame and is very accessible for the user to grasp.

It will also be noted that while the wringer frame W is removable from the fixed support, the separation of the frame from the support is avery simple matter, requiri no bolts to be removed but merely the swinging of the frame into such a position that the recess 64 will register with the rib 62. It will also be noted that the bodily vertical lifting of the wringer frame to disengage its supporting arms 56 and 57 from the bracket arms 49 and 51 will automatically separate the gears Y and Z; while these ing mounted on a horizontal pivot pin, so as to be readily swung, in a vertical plane, from one side to the other by the user, and being swung in a horizontal plane to actuate the reversing unit.

The coverings for the gears make the de vice perfectly safe, protecting the user having the sleeve or other parts of a garment from being caught in the moving parts, and yet these parts are readily accessible for oiling, repair or other purpose by simply removing the covers,their construction being such that they may be quickly and easily replaced by the user. The plate H and the bracket arms being integral, affords a structure light in weight with maximum of strength.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft horizontally mounted thereon, a frame pivotally mounted on the fixed support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a driven shaft horizontally mounted in said frame, means intermediate the shafts for communicating motion from the driving to the driven shaft, said means including mechanism for reversing the direction of motion of the driven shaft, and a handle disassociated from the frame and adapted to swing both in a vertical and a horizontal path of movement for controlling the reversing mechanism.

2. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft horizontally mounted thereon, a frame pivotally mounted on the fixed support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a driven shaft horizontally mounted in said frame, means intermediate the shafts for communicating motion from the driving to the driven shaft, said means including mechanism for reversing the direction of motion of the driven shaft, and a handle disassociated from the frame and adapted to swing both in a vertical and a horizontal path of movement for controlling the reversing means, said reversing and motion communicating means including a gear on the driven shaft, and a pair of loosely mounted gears on the driving shaft.

3. A fixed support, a horizontally disposed rotatable driving shaft mounted thereon,

driving gears mounted on said support, a

frame pivotally and removably mounted on said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a driven shaft on said frame,

'agear on said driven shaft and adapted to automatically mesh with one of said driving gears when the frame and the fixed support are brought into operative relationship, and to automatically separate from the driving gear when the frame is removed from the fixed support.

4. A fixed support provided with a rotatable driving shaft, a pair of'bevel gears loosely mounted on said shaft, a clutch sleeve splined to said shaft intermediate said bevel gears and slidable longitudinally thereon, complemental clutch devices on the ends of the clutch sleeve and the adjacent faces of said gears, means for operating said clutch sleeve, a frame removably mounted upon the fixed support, a driven shaft mounted horizontally in said frame with one end projecting from the margin thereof, a bevel gear on the projecting driven shaft end, and a bevel gear having a set of teeth on its opposite faces, one set meshing with the bevel gears loosely mounted on the driving shaft and the other set adapted to mesh with the teeth of the gear on the driven shaft.

5. A fixed support provided with a rotatable driving shaft, a pair of bevel gears loosely mounted on said shaft, a clutch sleeve splined to said shaft intermediate said bevel gears and slidable longitudinally thereon, complemental clutch devices on the ends of the clutch sleeve and the adjacent faces of said gears, means for operating said clutch sleeve, a frame removably mounted upon the fixed support, a driven shaft mounted horizontally in said frame with one end project ing from the margin thereof, a bevel gear on the projecting driven shaft end, and a bevel gear having a set of teeth on its opposite faces, one set meshing with the bevel gears loosely mounted on the driving shaft and the other set adapted to mesh with the teeth of the gear on the driven shaft, said clutch operating means comprising a yoke arm adapted to swing on a vertical axis, an operative connection between the yoke arm and the clutch sleeve and a handle for actuating the yoke arm.

6. A fixed support provided with a rotatable driving shaft, a pair of bevel gears loosely mounted on said shaft, a clutch sleeve splined to said shaft intermediate said bevel gears and slidable longitudinally thereon, complemental clutch devices on the ends of the clutch sleeve and theadjacent faces of said gears, means for operating said clutch sleeve, a frame removably mounted upon the fixed support, a driven shaft mounted horizontally in said frame withone end projecting from the margin thereof, a bevel gear, on the pro ecting driven shaft end, a having a set of teeth on its opbevel gear 4 one set meshlng with the bevel posite faces,

gears loosely mounted on the driving shaft and the other set adapted to mesh with the teeth of the ar on the driven shaft, said clutch operating means comprising a yoke arm, a connection between said arm and the clutch sleeve, a pivotal bearing on the fixed support for said yoke arm whereby the latter may swing on a vertical axis, and means for actuating said yoke arm.

7. A fixed support, a metal plate secured thereon, three bearing brackets projecting laterally from one end of said plate and beyond the margin of the fixed support, the intermediate bracket having an upturned member provided with a horizontally arranged shaft bearing aperture, 'a shaft bearing on the plate, the longitudinal axis of which is in alinement with that of said shaft bearing aperture, a rotatable driving shaft in said plate bearings, a vertical shaft bearing in the upper bearing bracket of said plate, a pivotal stud on the lower bearing bracket, a frame pivotally mounted on the upper and lower bearing brackets, a driven shaft in said frame and means for operating the driven shaft from the driving shaft.

8. A fixed support, a metal plate secured thereon, three bearing brackets projecting laterally from one end of said plate and beyond the margin of the fixed support, the intermediate bracket having an upturned member provided with a horizontally arranged shaft bearing aperture, a shaft bearing on the plate, the longitudinal axis of which is inalinement with that of said shaft bearing aperture, a rotatable driving shaft in said plate bearings, a vertical shaft bearing in the upper bearing bracket of said plate, a pivotal stud on the lower bearing bracket, a frame pivotally mounted on the upper and lower bearing brackets, a driven shaft in said frame and means for operating the driven shaft from the driving shaft, said means including bevel gears on the driving and driven shafts.

9. A fixed support, a metal plate secured thereon, three bearing brackets projecting laterally from one end of said plate and beyond the margin of the fixed support, the intermediate bracket having anupturned member provided with a horizontally arranged shaft bearing aperture, a shaft bearing on the plate, the longitudinal axis of which is in alinement with that of said shaft bearing aperture, a rotatable driving shaft in said plate bearings, a vertical shaft bearing in the upper bearing bracket of said plate, a pivotal stud on the lower bearing bracket,a frame pivotally mounted on the upper and lower bearing brackets, a driven shaft in said frame and means for operating the driven shaft from the driving shaft, said means comprising inter-meshing gears on the driving and driven shafts and a gear reversing mechanism.

10. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted thereon, vertically arranged .pivotal studs on said support, a wringer frame, bearings on said frame adapted for operative engagement with said pivotal studs, a driven shaft on said frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and the driven shafts.

11. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted thereon, vertically arranged pivotal studs on said support, a wrin er frame, bearings on said frame adapted or operative engagement with said pivotal studs, a driven shaft on said 'frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and the driven shafts, said means embracing mechanism for reversing the direction of rotation of the driven shaft.

12.. A fixed sup-port, a-rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, v a bracket arm on said support above and another below said driving shaft, a bearing shoulder on the lower bracket, a stud projecting vertically upward from said shoulder, a bearing shoulder on the u per bracket arm, a frame, a rotatable sha t therein, a bracket secured to one margin of the frame provided with a bearing arm adapted for for operative engagement with the bearing.

shoulder on the upper bracket arm embracing a pivotal connection in vertical alinement with said stud, and means for maintaining the lower bearing arm and the stud supporting lower bracket arm in operative relation. I

13. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a bracket arm on said support above and another below said driving shaft, a bearing shoulder on the lower bracket, a stud projecting vertically upward from said shoulder, a bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm, a frame, a rotatable shaft therein, a bracket secured to one margin of the frame provided with a bearing arm adapted for engagement with the stud on said lower bracket arm, a second bearing arm adapted for operative engagement with the bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm embracing a pivotal connection in vertical alinement with said stud, and means for maintaining the lower bearing arm and the stud supporting lower bracket arm in operative relation, said means embracing an overhanging rib on the fixed support.

14. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a bracket arm on said support above and another below said driving shaft, a bearing shoulder on the lower bracket, a stud projecting vertically upward from said shoulder, a bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm, a frame, a rotatable shaft therein, a

bracket secured to one margin of the frame provided with a bearing arm adapted for engagement with the stud on said lower bracket arm, a second bearing arm adapted for operative engagement with the bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm embrac ing a pivotal connection in vertical alinement with said stud, and means for maintaining the lower bearing arm and the stud supporting lower bracket arm in operative relation, while permitting their separation when so desired.

15. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a bracket arm on said support above and another below said driving shaft, a bearing shoulder on the lower bracket, a stud projecting vertically upward from said shoulder, a bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm, a frame, a rotatable shaft therein, a bracket secured to one margin of the frame provided with a bearing arm adapted for engagement with the stud on said lower bracket arm, a second bearing arm adapted for operative engagement with the bearing shoulder on the upper bracket arm embracing a pivotal connection in vertical alinement with said stud, and means for maintaining the lower bearing arm and the stud supporting lower bracket arm in operative relation, said means embracing a vertically disposed recess in the margin of the lower bearing arm 'and a rib projecting from the fixed support with its lower edge overhanging the said lower bearing arm to prevent any substantial vertical movement of the latter excepting only when said recess and said rib are in vertical alinement.

16. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted thereon, vertically arranged pivotal studs on said support, a wringer frame, bearings on said frame adapted for operative engagement with said pivotal studs, a driven shaft on said frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and the driven shafts, said means embracing a gear unit on the driving shaft for reversing the direction of rotation of the driven shaft, and means on the frame connected with said reversing unit for operating the latter.

17. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted thereon, vertically arranged pivotal studs on said support, a wringer frame, hearings on said frame adapted for operative engagement with said pivotal studs, a driven shaft on said frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and the driven shafts, said means embracing a gear unit on the driving shaft for reversing the direction of rotation of the driven shaft, and means on the frame connected with said reversing unit for operating the latter from either side of the frame. 18. A fixed support, a rotatable driving pivotal studs on said support, a wringer 7 frame, bearings on said frame adapted for operative engagement with said pivotal studs, a driven shaft on said frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and" the driven shafts, said means embracing a three gear unit, a clutch on the driving shaft intermediate two of said gears, an operating handle on the frame connected with said clutch.

19. A fixed support, arotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a wringer frame removably mounted on pivotal studs upon said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, cooperative means upon the fixed support and said frame, adapted for locking the latter to the former in a desired position, a driven shaft on said frame and means for operatively otal studs upon said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, cooperative means upon the fixed support and said frame, adapted for locking the latter to the former in a desired position, a driven shaft on said frame, means for operatively connecting the driving and driven shafts, said locking means comprising a horizontally disposed plate on the fixed support, a locking notch in said plate and a locking lug on the frame adapted to engage said notch.

21. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a wringer frame removably mounted on pivotal studs upon said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, cooperative means upon the fixed support and said frame, adapted for locking the latter to the former in a desired position, a driven shaft on said frame, and means for operatively connecting the driving and driven shafts, said means embracing mechanism for reversing the direction of rotation of the driven shaft.

22. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a wringer frame removably mounted on pivotal studs upon said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, cooperative means upon the fixed support and said frame, adapted for locking the latter to the former in a desired position, a driven shaft on said frame and means for operatively connecting the driving and driven shafts, said locking means comprising a pivoted locking bolt on the frame, a horizontally disposed plate on the fixed support, a notch in said plate and a handle for operating said locking bolt.

23. A fixed support, a rotatable driving shaft mounted horizontally thereon, a wringer frame removably mounted on pivotal studs upon said support and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, cooperative means upon the fixed support and said frame, adapted for locking the latter to the former in a desired position, a driven shaft on said frame and means for operatively connecting the driving and driven shafts, said locking means comprising a pivoted locking bolt on the frame, a horizontally disposed plate on the fixed support, a notch in said plate and two handles for operating said bolt, one on each side of the frame.

24:. A fixed support, a plate on said support, a horizontally disposed shaft bearing in said plate, a driving shaft rotatably mounted in said bearing, a bracket extending from the plate end outwardly below and then upwardly toward the plane of the axis of the driving shaft, a bearing for the end of the driving shaft in said bracket, a bracket extending from the plate above the driving shaft, a vertically arranged bearing in said last mentioned bracket, a driven shaft rotatably mounted in said last mentioned-bearing, and reversing gear mechanism on said shafts intermediate said bearings.

25. A fixed support, a plate on said support, a horizontally disposed shaft bearing in said plate, a driving shaft rotatably mounted in said bearing, a bracket extending from the plate end outwardly below and then upwardly toward the plane of the axis of the driving shaft, a bearing for the end of the driving shaft in said bracket, a bracket extending from the plate above the drivin shaft, a vertically arranged bearing in sai last mentioned bracket, a driven shaftrotatably mounted in said last mentioned bearing, reversin gear mechanism on said shafts intermediate said bearings, and housing plates surrounding said reversing gears and removably secured to said brackets.

26. A fixed sup ort, a plate mounted thereon, a rotata le shaft horizontally in its margin, a bolt on the movable frame adapted for operative engagement with said notches to lock the frame in a desired position.

27 A fixed support, a plate on said support, a horizontally disposed shaft bearing on the plate, a bracket extending outwardl and upwardly from the plate end, a sha bearing in the bracket in axial alinement with the first mentioned bearing, a rotatable driving shaft mounted in said bearings, reversing gears on the shaft intermediate said bearings, a housing for said gears, a frame pivotally mounted on the plate and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a bolt on said movable frame and locking notches on the gear housing adapted to be engaged by said bolt.

28. A fixed support, a plate on said support, a horizontally disposed shaft bearing on the plate, a bracket extending outwardly and upwardly from the plate end, a shaft bearing in the bracket in axial alinement with the first mentioned bearing, a rotatable driving shaft mounted in said bearings, reversing gears on the shaft intermediate said bearings, a housing for said gears, a frame pivotally mounted on the plate and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a bolt on said movable frame and locking notches on the gear housing adapted to be engaged'by said bolt, said housing comprising a pair of covers removably bolted together and to said plate.

In testimony that I, GLENN MORE, claim the foregoing as my invention I aifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 12th day of March, A. D. 1919.

GLENN MORE.

Witnesses MAE LARSEN, FLORENCE SUNDERLAND. 

